Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39491, John Elmore, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Elmore, John or Ellmore
S. 39491
CONTENTS

4794
Virginia Roll
John Elmore sen
Virginia Line Private Capt West 4
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 1 st of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of December 1818 and sent to Robert White Esq re Judge Leesburg V a
arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 March 1819 $ annual allowance yearly half year 48:—
Payable on 4 th March 1819 $ 48:—
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
7 years
Seven, seven years
London C o Contained

Notification sent January 16. 1821 15 Hon. C. F. Mercer, H of Reps. U.S.

State and District of Virginia Loudoun County To all
Before me Robert White 1st and presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Sussex in the state and district aforesaid, on this fourth day of September in the year of Christ one thousand eight hundred and and upwards of seventy years eight John Jones of the said County, and being by me first duly sworn, do hereby make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war to wit, That he the said John Jones, that did enter as a common soldier in the company of Captain Charles West belonging to the first Virginia Regiment on Continental establishment, sometime in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, but the particular month is not by him remembered, to wit during the war, That he continued to serve in that company in the service of the United States until the end of the war, when he was discharged at Richmond  at Petersburg in Virginia, but hath long since lost his discharge and hath no other evidence of having been in said service, except the annual officers list That he was in the battles of Red Bank, Red Bank Heights, Germantown, Brandywine, Trenton and Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country's assistance for a support Sworn to and declared before me this day and year aforesaid Robt. White
Robt. White

State of Virginia London County S st
Before me Robert White Just ice H is as aforesaid came Adam Goff aged about forty years first duly sworn who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was himself a soldier in the Virginia line on continental establishment during the greater part of the revolutionary war, and knew the aforesaid John Elmore, as such, both to the northward and southward, and that in the south after Blueford's defeat, they went together as he was then in the same company
Sworn to before me this day and year first aforesaid
Robt. White
I Robert White Just ice &c as aforesaid. Do hereby certify that it does appear to my satisfaction that the aforesaid aforesaid John Elmore did serve in the revolutionary war against the Common enemy for more than nine months as is set forth in the above Declaration. And that it does further appear to my satisfaction, as well by the testimony of respect to the witness, as rendered before me, as his own oath that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country's aid for a support. And I do more transmit, in obedience to the direction of the aforesaid married  act act, the proceedings and evidence had and taken before me touching the claims of the said John Elmore to the office of the secretary of the Department of War In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name above the seal of the said County of Loudoun. Robt. White

London County Virginia S t
Charles Bruns clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the said County of Loudoun Do hereby certify, that the signatures of the names of Robert White, Judge of the said Superior Court of Law, are all in the proper hand writing of the said Robert White, in witness Whereof I have here set my hand and private Seal, there being no seal of Office, belonging to the said Court
C Bruns

District of Virginia Sc. On this first day of September 1820 personally appeared John Ellmore in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Loudoun so constituted by the laws of the State of Virginia aged about sixty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 - That he the said John Ellmore enlisted for the term of six years and four months in March 1776 in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt. Charles West, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Meadow in the line of the State of Virginia on the continental establishment - that he continued to serve in the said corps until a few days after Charleston in South Carolina was taken, when he was discharged from the said service in the said Regiment in the aforesaid State - He was in the battle at Monmouth - German Town and Brandy Wine and several small skirmishes - that he was discharged in the month of October 1778 - that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services, except the evidence of Adam Goff, who was with him in the aforesaid several engagements, the said Adam Goff being a soldier in the second Regiment, and said Ellmore in the 3 d . And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to

provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War & passed on the 18th March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit, No real estate - One dozen Queens ware plates, 1/2 doz common bare handled knives and forks - Labour for maintainance, and am not able to pursue my labour. My family is three in number, my son, my self and wife. My sons age is twenty one years - a farmer in occupation. but can make enough to supports us no longer than he chooses.
his X Ellmore mark
Sworn to and declared on the 1st Sep r 1820 before the Superior Court of Loudoun now in Session
J Binns Clk.
I Charles Binns Clerk of the Superior Court of Loudoun County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount of in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two dollars & fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 1st day of Sep r 1820 -
J Binns Clk

I hereby certify that John Ellmore, within named if a man without a home may be said to have a place of residence, resides in the County of Londoun, where I have frequently seen him for during the last two or three years - Charles Fenton Mercer - Jan'y. 12 th 1821

39491 Mrs. Elmore
Sept 4. 1878-
Loudoun Co. Va 75
1776 Loudoun Co Va Capt. Chas West - Va
W. Stone of Loudoun
2 1/2 Yrs
Bed Harlem
Brandywine Germantown Realty Mennenth
Age not definitely stated

PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS.
Peebles, Ohio. May 21 1900
To the Honorable Commission of Pension Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me copy of declaration for Pension John Elmore a Revolutionary Soldier of W.A. as I am a relative of his and want it as a matter of history of which we are possessing
Keeping you will favor me with this I am very Respectfully
Libby Norton Peebles Adams County, Ohio

39 491 INVALID.
Rev
am
File No. 39,491
John Elmore Pri Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June-1-1900- Miss. Lilly Walton Peebles Ohio